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CLEP Social Science and History Exam Content Changing Effective September 18, 2016
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I was browsing the CLEP website and noticed this:

The Social Sciences and History Exam content will be changing starting on Sept. 18, 2016.* On this date, the new Social Sciences and History exam content will no longer cover anthropology, psychology, and sociology.
The new exam weights for the remaining subjects will be as follows:
• 40% History (United States History, 13-15%; Western Civilization, 13-15%; and World History, 13-15%)
• 20% Economics
• 20% Geography
• 20% Government/Political Science
If you are planning to take the Social Sciences and History exam before Sept. 18*, you can continue to prepare for your test based on the current exam information listed below. If you will be taking the test on or after Sept. 18*, you will no longer have to focus on Anthropology, Psychology, and Sociology content areas.
If you are interested in additional practice materials, the Social Sciences and History section of the 2017 CLEP Official Study Guide has been revised to only include sample questions based on the new exam weights for the subjects listed above. The Official Study Guide is now available for purchase.
* Please note this date may be subject to change.
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According to the ACE National Guide, the exam still counts for 6 hours of Social Science and History credit and is valid from 3/1/2016 to 2/28/2019.

If you have been studying for the current content of this exam, you might want to take it soon.

I also checked all of the other CLEPs and none said the content was changing.
BA, MA, EdS, MMT, etc.
83 hours of ACE-worthy credits
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#2
that's excellent info and a HUGE change! I hate the new distribution - yuck
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#3
Wow! That is a bummer! What's with taking out Soc/psych? Sad
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musictester Wrote:Wow! That is a bummer! What's with taking out Soc/psych? Sad

A social science test without the pillars of soc sci Sad
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jsd Wrote:A social science test without the pillars of soc sci Sad

Right? I say let's ditch history lol
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Gassssssssssssppppp no no no. I'm so SO glad I found this. I'm planning to take this test sometime in September. I'll be bumping up my test date a bit now. I made the mistake of procrastinating too long on taking the Art of the Western World DSST and it changed before I could take it. That didn't end well. >.O
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